"It was a perfect storm, in part because of the short time between the announcement and availability," said Kristina Kennedy, Gazelle's director of brand and communications, of the trade-in surge Wednesday.

"This as a very good indicator that Apple will sell a lot of iPad 2s."

Wednesday's action on the iPad set a record for the company, with more consumers selling their now-old tablets in an hour than did iPhone owners last summer when Apple launched the iPhone 4.

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